Hot shooting, health have New Trier back on right track
By Eric Burgher New Trier felt a sense of relief heading back to the visiting locker room after their 61-44 victory over Glenbrook South. “That’s what happens when the ball actually goes in the hoop,” said assistant coach Terry Coughlin as he headed in behind the players. Indeed, it was a striking turnaround for the Trevians, […]
The man who found a new way to look at high school basketball rankings
By Eric Burgher For Charlie Essig, it has always been about the numbers. After working 42 years as an engineer, he transferred his mathematical expertise to his passion project, the Essig Report, a computer program he devised measuring the comparative strength of high school teams in Illinois based on game performances versus strength of schedule. […]
